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Y! MyWebrestaurant review
Raw Passion Bistro
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Raw Passion Bistro, 600 E. Second St. (inside the 2nd Street Public Market), Dayton: One of the newest additions to the row of booths that cater to marketgoers, Raw Passion Bistro is the brainchild of married couple Lori Anne Agricola and George Eninger of Dayton, who describe their eatery as "a vegetarian, vegan and raw foods bistro."
Specialties include the colorful and flavorful Sweet-n-Spicy Peanut Roll ($3, or two for $5.75), consisting of baked tofu, red peppers, shredded carrots, green onions and cabbage adorned with a ribbon of zingy peanut sauce and rolled up in sticky rice paper.
The veggies retain a healthy crunch, and the sauce lends just the right zippy sweetness. Also a hit is the Pesto Pizza ($6), a bread-like whole-grain crust spread with basil pesto and topped with slices of fresh tomato, red onions and your choice of feta or vegan cheese. Dishes are labeled as to whether they're dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan or raw.
Saturdays-only breakfast specialties include Grandpa's Waffles (buckwheat Belgian waffles, $4.50) and Tofu Scramble ($5.25) with diced onions and sweet peppers. And the owners take "green" to a new level by using biodegradeable and compostable dishes and flatware, made of sugar-cane fiber and cornstarch.
Hours are limited to the market's hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. www.rawpassionbistro.webs.com
